Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 103 He is good at reciting poetry
The river breeze blew willow catkins across the floating bridge, and many people on both sides of the Yellow River, where there was a constant flow of people, cast their eyes over it.

A young general full of high spirits and a female attendant matched with Diao Chan are bidding farewell to each other beside the river bridge.

Yuan Mingyue looked at Li Shuang with a hint of reluctance in her eyes. She had a thousand words in her heart, but when the words came out of her mouth, they became something else.

"The Queen Mother asked me to see you off!"

Most of the people around Li Shuang were curious about him, and among them, Hou Jing was the most unscrupulous.

There were people everywhere around, and even if Li Shuang wanted to pull Yuan Mingyue aside to talk to her in private, he couldn't find a place.

"Thank you, Miss Mingyue."

After saying this, there was silence between the two for a long time.

Thousands of emotions and tender feelings are all drowned by the endless sound of the Yellow River on this spring day.

The sun has risen and the army is about to set off. There is no time for delay.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Mingyue took off the belt ornament from her waist and handed it to Li Shuang.

"May you be safe and sound, and may you be victorious in all your battles from now on."

The woman gave him her best wishes, with a shy look on her face, staring at the man, as if expecting something!
Li Shuang was stunned.

Oops!

Yuan Mingyue looked at Li Shuang, her eyes gradually changing from expectation, confusion, doubt to some resentment.

You didn't prepare any other gift for me?

Yuan Mingyue's eyes were a little red. Seeing this, Li Shuang coughed.

"I have devoted my life to my country, and possess nothing of value. As a farewell, I offer you this poem, hoping you will enjoy it."

After hearing this, Yuan Mingyue's resentment disappeared, and she looked at Li Shuang intently, just listening to him read:
"The clouds think of my clothes, the flowers think of my face, and the spring breeze blows on the threshold and the dew is thick. If I hadn't seen you on the top of a jade mountain, I would have met you at Yaotai under the moon."

……

Li Shuang led the army away slowly. Yuan Mingyue watched Li Shuang's figure gradually disappear into the distance, knowing in her heart that she would never be able to let go of this man in her life.

……

"My lord, you're the best!" Hou Jing, who was riding on his horse, came up with a smile on his face. "The buckle they gave you was worth at least tens of thousands of coins, and you gave it away with just a poem. I just saw it, and the young lady's eyes were red."

"Hou Jing, you still don't understand. What's the most important thing when you're in the underworld?"

"what?"

"Safety!"
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Jinyang City.

Since Yuan Tianmu became the governor of Bingzhou, he moved from Sizhou to Jinyang City.

Erzhu Rong also moved his base camp from Xiurongjun City to here and built a Liangjun Mansion in the city.

The two elder brothers did not treat their third brother Li Shuang badly, and left him a Tangjun Mansion in the city. When they heard that Li Shuang was heading north, they brought Dugu Ru from Taipingzhuang in Sizhou to here.

In the room, Dugu Ru, with a bulging belly, looked at Li Shuang like a judge.

"The young general, renowned in Luoyang, sent a poem to the Empress Dowager's most trusted female attendant on the banks of the Yellow River to express his love. How elegant!"

"How did this spread so quickly?"

"I thought my husband was complaining about it being too slow!"

Dugu Ru's voice was full of sarcasm. She stared at Li Shuang who didn't say a word, and a smile appeared on her face.

"The clouds think of my clothes, the flowers think of my face, and the spring breeze blows on the threshold and the dew is thick. If I hadn't seen you on the top of a jade mountain, I would have met you at Yaotai under the moon."

"Madam, it's not what you think—"

Li Shuang just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by Dugu Ru.

"I don't understand why my husband has never written any poems for me, but he can write poems for others. Could it be that Miss Mingyue is so beautiful that my husband can't let her go?"

Li Shuang put his arm around Dugu Ru's shoulder, but she pushed him away. Li Shuang then put his arm around her again.

"Madam, you misunderstood. Be careful not to cause miscarriage."

"What did I misunderstand?"

"That female attendant came to see me off on the Queen Mother's orders. I'm not familiar with her. As for presenting a poem, it's just a Luoyang etiquette! How will it become when it gets here?" "Etiquette?"

"Yes, Luoyang City has so many rules and regulations that it's terribly annoying. Madam, think carefully, does this poem have any other meaning besides praising her beauty?"

After hearing this, Dugu Ru calmed down a little.

"But why have you never sent me a poem?"

“You don’t understand either!”

"Ok?"

Dugu Ru opened his eyes wide, like a tiger about to eat someone.

"I don't care. When you talk to me, you just move, move fast, and move on your own. I don't want to listen."

"These words are true!"

……
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The Mansion of Duke of Liang.

After comforting Dugu Ru, Li Shuang came to Erzhu Rong's mansion.

Before meeting Erzhu Rong, Li Shuang met Erzhu Ying'e first.

After not seeing her for several months, Erzhu Ying'e has become even more beautiful.

She wore a long gown with curved hems on the outside, and an old-fashioned round-necked, narrow-sleeved robe underneath. She had a string awl hanging from her belt, and she looked heroic and light-footed. When she saw Li Shuang, she said,

"The clouds think of my clothes, the flowers think of my face, and the spring breeze blows on the threshold and the dew is thick. If I hadn't seen you on the top of a jade mountain, I would have met you at Yaotai under the moon."

Unlike Dugu Ru who was jealous and had a bad temper, Erzhu Ying'e had a smile on her face and seemed to be curious.

"Is she that beautiful?"

"I don't know her well, it's just..."

Before Li Shuang could finish his words, Erzhu Ying'e waved her hand to stop him.

"Don't tell me anything, I have things to do, my father is waiting for you!"

Erzhu Ying'e left quickly, which made Li Shuang scratch his head.

Could it be that after not seeing her for several months, this little girl has fallen in love with someone else?
Li Shuang didn't think much about it and quickly went to meet Erzhu Rong and Yuan Tianmu.

The Six Garrisons were pacified, and during this period, Erzhu Rong was also severely suppressed by the court.

But despite this, Erzhu Rong still successfully entered the city of Jinyang and brought his troops to Taiyuan.

Taiyuan is a large county, and it is no problem for this county alone to feed hundreds of thousands of people.

What remains is how to legitimately take control of Jinyang City.

"Direct occupation?"

After hearing what Li Shuang said, Erzhu Rong fell into deep thought.

Yuan Tianmu was a little worried and asked:

"What should we do if the imperial court investigates?"

"This time when I went to Luoyang, I already knew the strengths and weaknesses of the imperial court."

"how?"

"Luoyang's military equipment was first taken away by Yuan Shen and Xiao Baoyin, who took away 5,000 suits of armor and horse armor. Then, Yuan Yi's rebellion broke out, and now only about 3,000 suits of armor remain. It's difficult to replenish the military equipment at the moment, and the imperial guards are even less of a concern."

Li Shuang looked at Erzhu Rong and advised:
"Jinyang is a large city, but its foundations were laid by Liu Kun, the former governor of Bingzhou. The world is about to fall into chaos, and Jinyang City holds a strategic position, controlling Hengshuo in the north, Luoyang in the south, and access to Hebei in the east. We should gather refugees, develop water conservancy projects, and expand farmland to calm people's hearts."

"My second brother used this as a foundation to build a massive construction project, change the court system, alter the court laws, dismiss court personnel, and replace the old with the new, making it the foundation of his hegemony."

After hearing this, Erzhu Rong agreed deeply. He found the map of Jinyang City and spread it out in front of the two men.

These two people are now the most important members of the Erzhu group.

"My army can mobilize 5,000 soldiers right now. Big brother, you can provide 1,000 soldiers, and third brother, you can provide 3,000 soldiers. Together, we will gather 9,000 soldiers. We can take control of Jinyang City first and then make the replacement. How do you think?"

Li Shuang and Yuan Tianmu looked at each other and said,
"Listen to Tianbao!"

(End of this chapter)